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Recent Examples of lustful Sensuous food and French food in particular, retained its association with lustful appetites throughout the 1960s. Rachel Hope Cleves / Made By History, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025 Instead of worrying that rich foods would lead to lustful appetites, Americans began worrying that rich foods would kill their libidos. Rachel Hope Cleves / Made By History, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025 The story about Dieter sounds mostly made up, likely by a lustful Kier who invented a lustful brother to cover up his secret shame. Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Feb. 2025 Furthermore, the film hinges on the passionate, lustful romance between Fiennes and Mol, a fire that supposedly burns for over 14 years, but the palpable lack of chemistry between the two leads renders the love story completely ineffective. Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lustful
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Adjective
  • When colleges support these efforts, faculty champions are able to build powerful partnerships around campus, while passionate students find creative and effective ways to connect with their peers.
    Sharon Bloyd-Peshkin, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
  • New hotels, restaurants, shops, and bars staffed by passionate locals and patronized by an in-the-know clientele have begun to push Nice back into the spotlight.
    Sloane Crosley, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2025
Adjective
  • Menu highlights include the hot honey chicken sandwich, loaded hot Nashville fries and classic hot tenders. Details: 8386 W. Thunderbird Road, Suite 103, Peoria.
    Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 22 July 2025
  • According to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the two hottest days on record for Tennessee occurred less than two weeks apart in 1930.
    Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 22 July 2025
Adjective
  • Dance with a big, lascivious drag queen and post it.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 11 June 2025
  • Rafah faces 12 counts of committing lewd and lascivious acts with minors, according to a South San Francisco Police Department news release.
    Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 23 May 2025

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“Lustful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lustful. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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